DaBears57
join:2006-03-07
Wheaton, IL
|  [Newsgroups] Free Usenet Server - 1 week - 200 days ret.
said by CheaperNewsAdmin :
We just turned on a new bank of servers and are hoping to push 10-20
gigabits of test traffic this week. These servers have 200 days of
articles, both binaries and text.
Please give us a hand by testing things out -
The server is:
stresstest.cheapernews.com
No username/password is required.
SSL is enabled and you should be able to make at least 20 connections
per host.
Sorry, we don't support posting.
We may have a few few-minute outages during the course of the week as
we try different server and/or load balancer configurations, but our plan
is to keep the service up until and through July 4th.
Thanks for helping us out!
- Joe Riles -- Cheapernews Admin Team -
--- Unlimited Usenet from $4/month! ---
»groups.google.com/group/alt.free···c24cdef#
Everything works perfectly so far. Leeching as I type! |
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shudwein
OG
join:2001-10-12
Canada | thanks for the heads up. |
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ironwalker
World Renowned
Premium,MVM
join:2001-08-31
Keansburg, NJ
clubs: | reply to DaBears57
Thank you...mega fast and working fine, no corruptions. |
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blackriders
join:2005-01-16
Bronx, NY | reply to DaBears57
Thanks i'll give you guys a try right now |
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Poser
join:2002-07-28
1 edit | reply to DaBears57
Cool, about to try it. For 4 bucks a month, I might buy in for a few months!
I tried SSL first, it didn't work.
I went back to normal and it worked. Getting really slow speeds though.
Not worth the 4 bucks! |
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NDeal
@on.net | reply to DaBears57
Getting good speeds here. Looks like some nicely priced plans if you take into account the speed cap on plans. Another option for people. |
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komal
join:2003-02-16
| reply to DaBears57
Nice, very fast, thank you for the heads up.
Looks interesting, I like how Astraweb has driven down prices, usenet never used to be so competitive.
For years it was the same old pricing schemes and in a short span it has become much cheaper and retention is rising. |
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Inflex
join:2002-09-05 | reply to DaBears57
Thanks. |
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komal
join:2003-02-16 | reply to DaBears57
Did anybody else just get cut off?
Can't download anymore. |
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komal
join:2003-02-16
| reply to DaBears57
Just wanted to say that their server must have been hiccuping or they might have been playing around with something, because it was only down for a short while, then back up and still working great.
I was going to sign up for this, but then Astraweb just posted their $96 deal and for a couple of dollars more you get Astraweb, SSL, server farms, retention etc. |
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Shamayim
I already have a Messiah.
Premium
join:2002-09-23
1 edit | reply to DaBears57
With 20 connections going this downloads over twice as slow as my Astraweb account. Also, was unable to connect via SSL port 563 with the Unison reader.
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ironwalker
World Renowned
Premium,MVM
join:2001-08-31
Keansburg, NJ
clubs: | reply to DaBears57
SSL didn't work here either by the way. |
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unoriginal
join:2000-07-12
San Diego, CA
| reply to komal
said by komal  :I was going to sign up for this, but then Astraweb just posted their $96 deal and for a couple of dollars more you get Astraweb, SSL, server farms, retention etc. They also seem to have a 1meg download speed limit on all of their accounts. I only have a measly 6meg dsl line and that would greatly impact how fast I could download. |
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Titore
@rr.com | reply to DaBears57
Anyone sign up with them after their trial. I e-mailed them, their response was slow, about 2 days late i think.
Still would give them a try - wanted to check if anyone else is subscribed |
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nfx
The Wire
Premium
join:2001-05-21
Vancouver, BC
clubs: | Their retention around the 180-200 day mark doesn't seem very good. I had to use my Astraweb account for fills.
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IllIlIlllIll
EliteData
Premium
join:2003-07-06
Lindenhurst, NY | reply to DaBears57
Re: [Newsgroups] Free Usenet Server - 1 week - 200 days ret.
i didnt have any problems in new york.
downstream = up to 30Mbps, x2 modems on dual wan.
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